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Freestylers Bring Break Beats, Demolition Derby To New Video

British break beat outfit the Freestylers has arrived on the shores of America with a slamming new video for "Here We Go," the first U.S. single from the band's debut album, "We Rock Hard.

Formed in 1996 by DJ-producers Aston Harvey, Andrew Galea, and Matt Cantor, the Freestylers built a rep via a string of singles that incorporated classic b-boy beats, old school samples, and a variety of vocalists and rappers -- including Tenor Fly, Navigator, Soul Sonic Force, and Definition of Sound.

The stylish new video for "Here We Go" combines the desert look of the "Road Warrior" films with the destructive action of a demolition derby, although the Freestylers recently told MTV News that the post-apocalyptic concept caught the group a little off guard when it arrived on the set for the clip.

[article id="1444315"]"We saw the treatment for [the video],"[/article] explained Harvey, [article id="1444315"]"but we live in England, so it's hard for us to discuss

what's going on until you meet [the director] face-to-face, and we kind of met him the day before we were gonna do it, really. But I guess it turned out all right." [RealVideo][/article]

We did it in L.A.," added Don Weekes from Definition of Sound, "and it's kind of like a desert shot, as you'll see. It was cool. But yeah, it was just a day that we were on the actual shoot. But there were four days of stunt stuff and all the other going on [in the video]. So, it was fun. It was cool.

The Freestylers just completed a short run of opening dates for the Lo Fidelity Allstars, and the band has just been added to the lineup of this year's KROQ Weenie Roast, slated for June 19 at Irvine Meadows in Irvine, California (see [article id="1428727"]"Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Chili Peppers To Headline KROQ Weenie Roast"[/article]).

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